Hey, everybody.

Hey, everybody. Emily Abadi here.

You are listening to Five Minute Friday from Hurtle.

What's up?

It is a hectic weekend here in New York because it is New York City Marathon weekend.

And I am preparing for all things fun.

I've got my first event. I guess this is last night by the time that you listen to this. Thursday night at the Old Man Run Club pop-up, which is open through the end of the day on Saturday. I am also hosting a shakeout and hang with the folks from Strava and Together at the Lot Radio.

We'll be shaken out at 9.30 a.m.

And then we will be having a panel discussion at 11 a.m.

I would love to see you there.

And of course, cannot forget the hurdler huddle.

It is this morning if you're listening to this in real time at 8.30am in Flatiron at Athleta. So come hang. Eat a bagel. Top of mind right now,

what I want to talk to you about for five minute Friday is navigating overwhelm. Let's, let's be real. I get overwhelmed fairly regularly. But these days, I have strategies in place that help me

navigate this feeling of being out of control. There's a lot going on. Everything that's

happening feels really heavy. I feel anxious, et cetera. One of these strategies is proactive

and one of these strategies is proactive and one of these strategies is reactive.

The proactive strategy I have for navigating overwhelm is starting days that feel like

Everest, that feel heavy and like a lot, with movement.

Now, of course, simply lacing up and heading out for a walk or a run is a great thing to do.

But on these days that feel really overwhelming, I almost find it more helpful to schedule in some sort of group fitness situation.

Maybe that is an actual workout class, like going to a Barry's boot camp or an orange theory or a hot

yoga class or perhaps it's simply scheduling a sweat date. But by giving myself a specific time

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